Thread: Home-made core aerator

Hi all,
wondering if it's possible to make a core aerator to mount onto a mower? I know JRCO makes an aerator that mounts to the front of a mower , as well as the zerator one, but they are like thousands of $$$! Is there a home-made or custom- fabbed option out there for a fraction of the cost? Photos? Ideas? I'd like a front mount one, like the JRCO ones, if possible. I can't use a tow-behind aerator because I have a stander mower.
thanks for your opinions

I think it is a fantasy many of us have had but very few have been able to realize. As I have gotten older, my mechanical curiousities have become limited to 'things I would like to have that nobody offers' and 'improving things that are so poorly made they are unreliable or not practical for me to use.' Other than that, I tend to just buy equipment that has been proven to work.

Generally, I have found that 'custom' and 'fraction of the cost' are terms that are rarely used together.

Hi all,
wondering if it's possible to make a core aerator to mount onto a mower? I know JRCO makes an aerator that mounts to the front of a mower , as well as the zerator one, but they are like thousands of $$$! Is there a home-made or custom- fabbed option out there for a fraction of the cost? Photos? Ideas? I'd like a front mount one, like the JRCO ones, if possible. I can't use a tow-behind aerator because I have a stander mower.
thanks for your opinions

You can have someone make you a hitch for your stand on. There are some with Z Sprays that have used a tow behind with a custom hitch.

My experiences with aerators mounted to the front of z turn mowers has not been very good for what it's worth.